Hoovering by the Parental Narcissist

  Whilst many people experience our kind in the context of the romantic relationship, there are also many people whose experience of the narcissistic dynamic arises from their relationship with a parent. Naturally, nobody recognises at first blush that they have a narcissistic parent. When somebody is a child, they have nothing to benchmark it […]

Mother Knows Best

      “I love you.” “I have heard this is a good one for getting a reaction from you because this is what you always want to hear.”   “You won’t ever amount to anything.” “Not while I am interfering in every facet of your life, controlling you and making your childhood and your […]